Official UGC list · read 24 Oct 2026

UGC-approved universities in Andhra Pradesh

54 universities in Andhra Pradesh are on the official UGC list: 3 central, 29 state, 13 private and 9 deemed. 11 of them are approved by UGC-DEB for online or distance programmes in 2026-27. UGC has declared 2 entities in Andhra Pradesh fake.

Fake universities in Andhra Pradesh

Christ New Testament Deemed University (Guntur)
Bible Open University of India (Visakhapatnam)

UGC-recognised universities in Andhra Pradesh
University	Type	12(B)	Online/ODL 2026-27
Acharaya N.G.Ranga Agricultural University	State University	No	No
Acharya Nagarjuna University	State University	Yes	Yes
Adikavi Nannaya University	State University	Yes	No
Aditya University	State Private University	No	No
Andhra Kesari University	State University	No	No
Andhra Pradesh Fisheries University	State University	No	No
Andhra University	State University	Yes	Yes
Annamacharya University	State Private University	No	No
Audisankara (Deemed to be University)	Deemed-to-be University	No	No
Bharatiya Engineering Science and Technology Innovation University	State Private University	No	No
Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh	Central University	Yes	No
Central University of Andhra Pradesh	Central University	Yes	No
Centurion University of Technology and Management	State Private University	No	No
Cluster University	State University	No	No
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University	State University	Yes	No
Dr Y. S. R. Architecture & Fine Arts University	State University	No	No
Dr. Abdul Haq Urdu University	State University	No	No
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University	State University	Yes	No
Dr. B.R Ambedkar Open University	State University	No	Yes
Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences	State University	No	No
Dr. RVR NRI Institute of Technology	Deemed-to-be University	No	No
Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University	State University	No	No
Dravidian University	State University	Yes	No
GMR Institute of Technology (GMRIT)	Deemed-to-be University	No	No
Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM)	Deemed-to-be University	Yes	No
Godavari Global University	State Private University	No	No
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University	State University	No	Yes
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (Anantapur)	State University	Yes	No
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (Kainada)	State University	Yes	No
KREA University	State Private University	No	No
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation	Deemed-to-be University	Yes	Yes
Krishna University	State University	Yes	No
Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science (MITS )	Deemed-to-be University	No	No
Mohan Babu University	State Private University	No	Yes
National Sanskrit University( previously Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth)	Central University	Yes	Yes
Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies	State University	Yes	No
Rayalaseema University	State University	Yes	No
SRM University	State Private University	No	No
Saveetha Amaravati University	State Private University	No	No
Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education	Deemed-to-be University	Yes	No
Sri Padmavati Mahila Vishwavidyalayam	State University	Yes	Yes
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning	Deemed-to-be University	Yes	No
Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences	State University	Yes	No
Sri Venkateswara University	State University	Yes	Yes
Sri Venkateswara Vedic University	State University	No	No
Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University	State University	Yes	No
Sri krishnadevaraya University	State University	Yes	No
The Apollo University	State Private University	No	No
VIT-AP University	State Private University	No	No
Vasireddy Venkatadri International Technological University	State Private University	No	No
Veltech University	State Private University	No	No
Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research	Deemed-to-be University	Yes	Yes
Vikrama Simhapuri University	State University	Yes	No
Yogi Vemana University	State University	Yes	Yes